It Was a Rough Evening for Virat Kohli In RCB’s Home Opener
Royal Challengers Bengaluru couldn’t have asked for a more delectable homecoming at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. They were soon staring down the barrel as their hopes took an early hit in Match 14 of IPL 2025. Invited to bat first against Gujarat Titans, RCB’s innings got off to an unsteady start, and the biggest blow of the night came when Virat Kohli was sent back for a mere 7 runs off 6 balls.

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Into the third over, and fans were left shocked as Virat Kohli walked back to the pavilion.

The stage was set for an all-time great Kohli masterclass in front of his home crowd. Gujarat Titans proved their last chances wrong. With only his sixth delivery faced, Kohli mistimed a pull-off of Arshad Khan’s bowling straight to Prasidh Krishna at deep fine leg, which ended Kohli’s innings sharply. As a hush of disbelief descended upon the stadium, fans were left reeling at the sudden exit of their beloved talisman.
For a player of Kohli’s stature, the pressure was huge, particularly following a fantastic tournament opening performance. It was not to be, and the anguish on Kohli’s face that day was shared by the faces of tens of thousands of RCB supporters present.

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Social Media Reacts: Frustration, Sadness and Memes Abound

The moment Kohli made his way back to the pavilion When the announcement came along this week, social media went off. Fans who might have expected a match-winning knock from their star batter were left deflated as they flooded to social media platform Twitter and Instagram to voice their disgust. Memes took over the internet as a ridiculous number featured a long criticism of Kohli’s inability to start the season hot and inability to perform against those unknown bowlers.
Though Kohli is still considered one of the greatest IPL players of all time, his early season woes in IPL 2025 have raised eyebrows with cricket fans. With the tournament still in its initial stages, fans will be particularly looking forward to a rapid return from their ace as RCB aims to regroup and regain their momentum in the next few matches.

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Here’s a look at how fans reacted to Virat Kohli’s wicket in RCB vs GT:

Virat kohli in every match #RCBvsGT #GTvRCB pic.twitter.com/cBFBY2KnhN

— Gareebchacha (@gareebchacha) April 2, 2025

Virat Kohli came, saw, and… left early! At this rate, bowlers might start thanking him for the warm-up wicket. 😌😌 pic.twitter.com/sssmPXBpI7

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 2, 2025

Virat kohli 🤝🏻 new bowler
Never ending love story #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/0bSyMHWA6p

— VK|RCB ♡ (@EenieMeenie_1) April 2, 2025

Virat Kohli is making the short format of the game shorter. #ViratKohli#RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/wt43FQNgNu

— Shankar Singh (@Shanky_Parihar) April 2, 2025